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Brian Lingle wrote:
Did you guys check out the link Mac posted for the Lenovo? It sounds amazing. The display shows 72% of the RGB colors compared to 30% on most displays. Anyone know the specs on the MBP matte displays for comparison?
Thanks for the link, Mac. Sounds awesome, but starting at $2,500, it's a little more than I want to invest in a laptop, right now. But, wow!
gzasi, sboerup, Tony, Italo, Richard, Red, Shane, Andy, ai3x, Matt, Thanks for your recommendations for the MBP and the advice regarding the glossy screens vs the new models. My girlfriend's sons are web professionals who used PC's for years and recently switched to MBP and they love them. They said for the cost difference, I might be well served with a PC for now, though, until I'm more profitable with my photography business. But that's a lot of people recommending MBP and I'm going to have to take another look-think about that.
Sam, That's a really great idea. Once again, the creative, out of the box solution. Brilliant! If I go with the MBP, I'll definitely do that. Puts it in a much better price range.
JLinkowitz, Thanks for the info on the Dell. That sounds like a lot of bang for the buck.
Zach, Thanks for the detailed info and the tip about the front end bus. I know there are a lot of things that effect processing speed and with all the technical variables, it gets pretty confusing to me. Sounds like 2.5 ghz processor, 4 gb ram, and 800 mghz front end bus are about as fast as it gets unless you make the jump to something like the Lenovo Thinkpad. I've heard that the graphics card makes a big difference in the speed, too. If the processor is 2.5 ghz, does it matter whether it's duo or quad core or whatever? Regarding the high def screen - are all 1080p screens high def? Do you need a DVI out to show the images in high def on an LCD or plasma screen tv? Is Vista still problematic? I tried editing a bunch of Raw files on my external HD and the cache on my main drive filled up so much I couldn't do anything until a friend who knows more than me deleted the cache. Had the same problem recently and I couldn't figure out how to find and delete the extra cache, so I had to run the system clean up program and wait forever until it removed the extra cache.
Questions:
Can you make a direct comparison between MBP's and PC's regarding processor ghz, ram, front end bus and all that?
That info on the Lenovo Thinkpad has me wondering about the % of the RGB gamut the various screens display. Do most laptops give that info in their specs? I haven't noticed it before. Not that I've spent much time studying specs. I guess I'd have to go to a computer store and look at them to see how much the difference really shows.
If I switch from PC to MBP, can I upgrade from PS-CS2 PC software to PS-CS4 for Mac or will I have to start over and buy the full priced version for the Mac?
Regarding PC's - in the past, I heard that some brands, like Dell, are better quality than others. Who are the best manufacturers these days? Also, the whole Intel Centrino vs AMD vs all the other kinds of processors - does the type matter much, or just the ghz?
Also, would images from the MBP show well on my Dell monitor or would I need to get an Apple monitor for editing at home on a larger display?
BTW, am I the only one here who's frustrated that the only kind of displays you can get now days are widescreen? Seems like a ridiculous waste of screen space for photo editing. The reduced size on images in portrait orientation and not having a choice on display formats really bugs me....Show more →
Hey dude! To answer your questions.
"I've heard that the graphics card makes a big difference in the speed, too. If the processor is 2.5 ghz, does it matter whether it's duo or quad core or whatever?"
The duo processes stuff much faster when working on multiple things at once because it send the info through two streams instead of one like old processors do. So that is WAY important. My is the 2.5 gig intel (you want intel) and it is super fast.
"Regarding the high def screen - are all 1080p screens high def?"
1080 is the highest def there is on wide screen tv at the moment, so that is what you need to view the images on a 1080p TV. So just make sure that they match up. Our PC has an HDMI output to plug directly into my 42 inch Vizeo LCD TV, but if it does not have that, you can always get some kind of hook up converter for it.
"Is Vista still problematic?"
I am not really sure what all that was about, but I have not had any problems with it at all and you have to have Vista 64 bit to run 4 gig of ram. There was some compatibility issues with a few programs I have, but nothing post production wise.
As far as the catch thing goes, not sure about that and everything runs fast and smooth for me all the time! I deleted a ton of programs that came with the PC and only have programs that are needed on it too.
Hope that helps and good luck! You can always by a Mac if you want to be a cool photographer!! Unfortunately, they won't help any of us be better photographers. 
-Zach
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